Drug details
Altoprev (lovastatin extended-release tablets)
type of Lipid-Lowering Agents, Statins, HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Altoprev (lovastatin) Extended-Release is a cholesterol-lowering drug ("statin") used to lower the risk of stroke, heart attack, and other heart complications in people with diabetes, coronary heart disease, or other risk factors.
The drug is often used to treat Diabetes .
This drug may have the following side effects:
- hives,
- difficulty breathing,
- swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
- loss of appetite,
- yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice)
- fever,
- shortness of breath,
- tiredness,
- unusual tiredness,
- little or no urination,
- dark colored urine,
- swelling in your feet or ankles,
- stomach pain (upper right side), and
- unexpected muscle pain,
- muscle tenderness or weakness,
- muscle weakness in your hips, shoulders, neck, and back,
- trouble lifting your arms,
- trouble climbing or standing,
The following drugs are related to Altoprev, either as a replacement or used together:
- Aggrastat (tirofiban hcl)
- Altocor (lovastatin extended-release tablets)
- Nexlizet (bempedoic acid and ezetimibe tablets)
- Cardizem (diltiazem hydrochloride)
- Welchol (colesevelam hcl)
- Lanoxin Injection (digoxin injection)
- Lanoxin (digoxin tablets)
- Integrilin (eptifibatide)
- Integrilin (etifibatide) Injection (etifibatide injection)
- Evkeeza (evinacumab-dgn for injection)
- Repatha (evolocumab injection, for subcutaneous injection)
- Zetia (ezetimibe tablets)
- Tricor (fenofibrate)
- GoNitro (nitroglycerine sublingual powder)
- Leqvio (inclisiran injection)
- Kynamro (mipomersen sodium injection)
- Prinivil (lisinopril)
- Zestril (lisinopril)
- Vayarol (orally administered prescription medical food)
- Ranexa (ranolazine)
- Roszet (rosuvastatin and ezetimibe tablets)
- Rosuvastatin Calcium Tablets (rosuvastatin calcium)